diff --git a/ld/emulparams/arc-endianness.sh b/ld/emulparams/arc-endianness.sh
index 4d6158b..b970460 100644
--- a/ld/emulparams/arc-endianness.sh
+++ b/ld/emulparams/arc-endianness.sh
@@ -2,9 +2,7 @@ case ${target} in
     arceb-*)
         ARC_ENDIAN="big"
         ;;
-    arc-*)
+    *)
         ARC_ENDIAN="little"
         ;;
-    *)
-        exit 1
 esac